Back to the house
It’s been several weeks since our last visit to the house but today we will finally be going back and spending the night at the farm. We have a meeting with a kitchen company called Vorwerk. One of their reps happened to be out in the area when we were working on the house one […]
Thankfully it’s starting to dry out
It’s been raining since Sunday and unfortunately this is likely how it will be the rest of the year and most of the winter here in Germany. Never fun and certainly not nice to look at or be out in but I know it’s worse in other places so I won’t complain too much. I […]
What will they think of next?
I’m probably behind the curve on this one as I usually am on new, trendy products in the US but this one really amused me. I mean, sure, it’s a pretty good idea and I really have to give the person some credit for coming up with the idea of charging people $300 for a […]
Sugar-free no good for your dog!
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Keep those sugarless treats out of Fido’s reach. Veterinarians warned on Friday that a commonly used sweetener might cause liver failure in dogs, and perhaps even kill them. Their report in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association appears to strengthen the suspected link between the sugar substitute xylitol, thought […]
One thing I won’t miss
We have some guests coming to stay with us tonight. They are the same people we were travelling with in Italy and they’ve also helped us with some of the work on the house during the first clean up weekend. Although the house wouldn’t have to be spotless for them, I still want it to […]